Sukkur Express
Sukkur Express (Sindhi: سکر ايڪسپريس , Urdu: سکھر ایکسپریس) is a daily express train service between Karachi and Jacobabad in Pakistan. The train named after Sukkur, a city in Sindh, Pakistan. In beginning it was run between Karachi and Sukkur; later its route was extended to Karachi and Jacobabad.[1][2]
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Website | www.pakrail.com/ | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Karachi City | ||||
| Stops | 20 | ||||
| End | Jacobabad Jn | ||||
| Distance travelled | 560 kilometres (350 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 11 hours and 55 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 145 UP (Karachi -> Jacobabad), 146 DN (Jacobabad -> Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy, AC Lower and AC Sleeper | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Unavailable | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad gauge | ||||
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Sukkur Express has Economy, AC lower and AC Sleeper class accommodation. It covers the 560-kilometre (350 mi) distance from Karachi to Jacobabad in 11 hours and 55 minutes.
Train stops
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantt
- Drigh Colony
- Landhi
- Kotri Jn
- Hyderabad Jn
- Tando Adam
- Shahdadpur
- Nawabshah
- Kot Lalu
- Pad Idan
- Bhiria Road
- Lakha Road
- Mehrabpur
- Setharja
- Ranipur Riyasat
- Gambat
- Tando Masti Khan
- Pir katpar
- Khairpur
- Rohri Jn
- Sukkur
- Shikarpur
- Jacobabad Jn[3]
References
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 9 April 2013
- Sukkur Express to offer air-conditioned coaches again Publisher: The Express Tribune. Retrieved on 9 April 2013
- Pakistan Railways official website, Sukkur Express Timings Archived 30 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 9 April 2013
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